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  • In Florida, federal sentences for Drug Trafficking are given most frequently 
  • Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement comes second 
  • Immigration ranks third 

In a new study released by Criminal Defense, criminal defense attorneys analyzed data from the United States Sentencing Commission for the fiscal year 2022 to determine the categories of crimes for which each state receives the most sentences. 

“It is interesting to see which categories of crime receive the most federal sentences in each state, and it is even more fascinating to see some states having the highest rates in multiple categories,” said a spokesperson for the organization. “At a state level, it is vital that the right resources are utilized to discover how each state can be supported in improving how frequently they have to hand out these sentences.” 

The categories of crime that have the highest sentencing rates per 100,000 in Florida are: 

  1. Drug Trafficking – comes in as the most sentenced crime with a rate of 4.536 federal sentences per 100,000. Drug trafficking crimes involve knowingly manufacturing, dispensing, or distributing controlled substances or counterfeit controlled substances meant to be passed off as the real thing.
  2. Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement – comes in second with a rate of 2.729 federal sentences per 100,000. Fraud is the use of any deception or misrepresentation to benefit someone. Theft is the unlawful taking of someone else’s property. Embezzlement is theft by anyone while in a position of trust over the stolen funds or goods.
  3. Immigration – ranks third in the state with a rate of 1.870 federal sentences per 100,000. Immigration crime relates to the illegal entry of the United States by a foreign national or committing a felony offense as an immigrant to the United States.  
  4. Firearms – the fourth most sentenced crime in Florida with 1.686 federal sentences per 100,000. Firearms offenses are committed when a defendant illegally possesses or uses a firearm.
  5. Money Laundering – with a rate of 0.387 federal sentences per 100,000, money laundering is using legitimate businesses to hide the actual source of illegally obtained money.

Criminal Defense are defense lawyers specializing in providing legal defense in criminal cases exclusively through experienced attorneys, many of whom have previous experience in senior roles in the Department of Justice. 

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Methodology

Data on the number of federal sentences given in each state in the fiscal year 2022 (October 1st, 2021, to September 30th, 2022) was obtained from the United States Sentencing Commission. This data was used to find the rate per 100,000 each state was being sentenced for federal crimes in various categories. The largest five sentencing rates in each state were then reported.

Table showing the top 3 crime categories with the highest sentencing rates per 100,000 in each state. Sexual crimes omitted

StateHighest Crime CategoryHighest Sentencing Rate Per 100kSecond Highest Crime CategorySecond Highest Rate Per 100kThird Highest Crime CategoryThird Highest Rate Per 100k
AlabamaDrug Trafficking6.365Firearms5.814Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.010
AlaskaDrug Trafficking8.588Firearms4.362Environmental0.682
ArizonaImmigration46.078Drug Trafficking6.917Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.237
ArkansasDrug Trafficking10.113Firearms7.420Prison Offenses2.233
CaliforniaDrug Trafficking6.472Immigration3.113Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.396
ColoradoDrug Trafficking2.757Firearms1.353Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.531
ConnecticutDrug Trafficking4.633Firearms1.379Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.103
DelawareDrug Trafficking2.160Firearms1.767Immigration1.571
FloridaDrug Trafficking4.536Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.729Immigration1.870
GeorgiaDrug Trafficking5.141Firearms2.859Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.549
HawaiiDrug Trafficking6.527Firearms0.833Robbery0.486
IdahoDrug Trafficking8.355Firearms2.733Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.702
IllinoisDrug Trafficking2.988Firearms2.345Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.113
IndianaFirearms4.683Drug Trafficking3.922Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.907
IowaDrug Trafficking9.655Firearms7.905Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.250
KansasDrug Trafficking5.482Firearms2.894Robbery0.681
KentuckyDrug Trafficking8.022Firearms2.061Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.573
LouisianaDrug Trafficking5.817Firearms3.224Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement3.115
MaineDrug Trafficking6.930Firearms1.732Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.011
MarylandDrug Trafficking2.920Firearms1.703Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.476
MassachusettsDrug Trafficking2.564Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.303Firearms0.816
MichiganFirearms2.601Drug Trafficking2.402Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.854
MinnesotaDrug Trafficking1.819Firearms1.434Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.577
MississippiDrug Trafficking5.340Firearms4.320Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.531
MissouriFirearms11.007Drug Trafficking10.295Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.991
MontanaDrug Trafficking12.112Firearms8.193Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement3.829
NebraskaDrug Trafficking10.011Firearms3.405Immigration2.236
NevadaFirearms3.619Drug Trafficking2.990Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.762
New HampshireDrug Trafficking8.171Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.792Firearms1.362
New JerseyDrug Trafficking2.267Firearms1.630Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.501
New MexicoImmigration65.867Drug Trafficking12.965Firearms9.038
New YorkDrug Trafficking4.858Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.267Firearms1.697
North CarolinaDrug Trafficking5.487Firearms4.701Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.346
North DakotaDrug Trafficking21.687Assault3.978Firearms3.593
OhioDrug Trafficking6.507Firearms4.040Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.446
OklahomaDrug Trafficking7.189Firearms3.682Assault2.960
OregonDrug Trafficking3.443Firearms1.509Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.802
PennsylvaniaDrug Trafficking4.857Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.973Firearms1.704
Rhode IslandFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement3.474Drug Trafficking2.743Firearms0.731
South CarolinaDrug Trafficking5.244Firearms2.044Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.514
South DakotaDrug Trafficking20.224Firearms9.452Assault3.297
TennesseeDrug Trafficking8.778Firearms6.509Robbery1.149
TexasImmigration32.741Drug Trafficking9.937Firearms3.390
UtahDrug Trafficking8.312Firearms5.797Immigration2.810
VermontDrug Trafficking9.736Firearms3.555Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.009
VirginiaDrug Trafficking4.353Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.361Other1.889
WashingtonDrug Trafficking2.890Other1.092Firearms0.758
West VirginiaDrug Trafficking18.477Firearms6.478Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.479
WisconsinDrug Trafficking3.564Firearms1.544Robbery0.543
WyomingDrug Trafficking9.976Firearms4.472Assault2.580
SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022 Datafile, USSCFY22 

Table showing the fourth and fifth place crime categories with the highest sentencing rates per 100,000 in each state. Sexual crimes omitted

StateFourth Highest Crime CategoryFourth Highest Rate Per 100kFifth Highest Crime CategoryFifth Highest Rate Per 100k
AlabamaImmigration0.512Robbery0.414
AlaskaEnvironmental0.682Money Laundering0.545
ArizonaFirearms1.141Assault0.924
ArkansasFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.773Money Laundering0.296
CaliforniaFirearms0.907Money Laundering0.374
ColoradoRobbery0.445Assault0.342
ConnecticutMoney Laundering0.276Tax0.248
DelawareFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.589Murder0.295
FloridaFirearms1.686Money Laundering0.387
GeorgiaImmigration1.127Other0.962
HawaiiFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.417Bribery/ Corruption0.278
IdahoImmigration1.496Administration of Justice0.206
IllinoisRobbery0.453Money Laundering0.286
IndianaRobbery0.600Money Laundering0.190
IowaImmigration0.875Assault0.750
KansasPrison Offenses0.647Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.613
KentuckyImmigration0.931Money Laundering0.687
LouisianaImmigration0.414Robbery0.349
MaineImmigration0.577Administration of Justice0.217
MarylandRobbery0.454Immigration0.422
MassachusettsTax0.243Immigration0.229
MichiganImmigration0.448Robbery0.299
MinnesotaRobbery0.367Assault0.192
MississippiImmigration1.054Robbery0.306
MissouriRobbery0.955Money Laundering0.793
MontanaAssault1.781Money Laundering0.534
NebraskaFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.270Robbery0.762
NevadaImmigration0.976Robbery0.724
New HampshireRobbery0.358Drug Possession0.143
New JerseyImmigration0.216Money Laundering0.184
New MexicoRobbery1.703Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.136
New YorkImmigration0.732Robbery0.717
North CarolinaImmigration1.019Robbery0.794
North DakotaFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.182Money Laundering1.797
OhioRobbery0.400Immigration0.281
OklahomaDrug Possession1.592Fraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.393
OregonMoney Laundering0.401Assault0.377
PennsylvaniaRobbery0.524Immigration0.470
Rhode IslandMoney Laundering0.457Tax0.366
South CarolinaMoney Laundering0.398Tax0.246
South DakotaFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.858Administration of Justice2.748
TennesseeFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.035Money Laundering0.681
TexasFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement1.985Money Laundering0.566
UtahFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.947Money Laundering0.592
VermontDrug Possession1.082Immigration0.773
VirginiaFirearms1.428Immigration1.117
WashingtonFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.642Immigration0.321
West VirginiaPrison Offenses0.901Money Laundering0.394
WisconsinFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement0.458Assault0.187
WyomingFraud/ Theft/ Embezzlement2.408Tax1.032